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Public Register of broadscale clearing where CMA/LLS discretion has been exercised
The Native Vegetation Act 2003 was repealed on 25 August 2017. No new PVPs will be approved from this date, however existing PVPs can be varied.
| CMA (or LLS) | Approval number | Approval date | Date of discretion | Summary of discretion and Minister's reasons for the decision to approve the property vegetation plan | Discretion report name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central West | PVP00391 | 17/01/2017 | 17/01/2017 |
This report details the accredited expert's opinions formed in relation to the replacement of chapter 7 of the EOAM (including table 7.1 but excluding point 16 and table 7.2) with Schedule A of the Clearing of Invasive Native Species Order (including appendix 1 and 2) made under clause 38 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013 and cl. 19 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013 when assessing PVP00391. |
Minor variation report - request number PVP00391 (PDF 113KB) |
| Central West | PVP00243 | 4/04/2017 | 4/04/2017 | In this instance the Special provisions for Minor Variation have been used to modify table 7.1 (Invasive Native scrub Species Database) of the EOAM to include Eucalyptus intertexta (Red Box) as an Invasive Native Species (INS). The inclusion of this species as a minor variation and subsequent treatment as Invasive Native Scrub (INS) will improve or maintain environmental outcomes and strict adherence to the Assessment Methodology is unreasonable and unnecessary. | Minor variation report - request number PVP00243 (PDF 123KB) |
| CMA (or LLS) | Approval number | Approval date | Date of discretion | Summary of discretion and Minister's reasons for the decision to approve the property vegetation plan | Discretion report name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central West | PVP00196 | 21/01/2016 | 21/01/2016 | This report details the accredited expert's opinions formed in relation to the replacement of chapter 7 of the EOAM (including table 7.1 but excluding point 16 and table 7.2) with Schedule A of the Clearing of Invasive Native Species Order (including appendix 1 and 2) made under clause 38 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013 and cl. 19 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013 when assessing PVP00196. | Minor variation report - request number PVP00196 (PDF 248KB) |
| Riverina | PVP00203 | 10/03/2016 | 10/03/2016 | More appropriate local data has been used in this assessment to modify the sustain loss in paddock tree (offset) requirements of three threatened bird species. The re-assessed proposal improves or maintains environmental outcomes | Minor variation report - request number PVP00203 (PDF 176KB) |
| Central West | PVP00057 | 15/03/2016 | 15/03/2016 | This report details the accredited expert's opinions formed in relation to the replacement of chapter 7 of the EOAM (including table 7.1 but excluding point 16 and table 7.2) with Schedule A of the Clearing of Invasive Native Species Order (including appendix 1 and 2) made under clause 38 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013 and cl. 19 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013 when assessing PVP00057. | Minor variation report - request number PVP00057 (PDF 207KB) |
| Riverina | PVP00228 | 8/04/2016 | 8/04/2016 | More appropriate local data has been used in this assessment to modify the sustain loss in paddock tree (offset) requirements of three threatened bird species. The re-assessed proposal improves or maintains environmental outcomes | Minor variation report - request number PVP00228 (PDF 188KB) |
| Central West | PVP00047 | 23/05/2016 | 23/05/2016 | This report details the accredited expert's opinions formed in relation to the replacement of chapter 7 of the EOAM (including table 7.1 but excluding point 16 and table 7.2) with Schedule A of the Clearing of Invasive Native Species Order (including appendix 1 and 2) made under clause 38 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013 and cl. 19 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013 when assessing PVP00047. | Minor variation report - request number PVP00047 (PDF 103KB) |
| Central West | PVP00040 | 4/06/2016 | 4/06/2016 | In this instance the Special Provisions for Minor Variation have been used to replace chapter 7 of the EOAM (including table 7.1 but excluding point 16 and table 7.2) with the Clearing of Invasive Native Species Ministerial Order made under clause 38 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013. | Minor variation report - request number PVP00040 PDF 207KB) |
| Central West | PVP00005 | 17/06/2016 | 17/06/2016 | This report details the accredited expert's opinions formed in relation to the replacement of chapter 7 of the EOAM (including table 7.1 but excluding point 16 and table 7.2) with Schedule A of the Clearing of Invasive Native Species Order (including appendix 1 and 2) made under clause 38 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013 and cl. 19 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013 when assessing PVP00005. | Minor variation report - request number PVP00005 (PDF 103KB) |
| North West | PVP00266 | 19/07/2016 | 19/07/2016 | Accredited expert's assessment in accordance with Clause 19 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013. This accredited expert report relates to the assessment of the clearing proposed by PVP number 00266. Under s. 29(2) of the Native Vegetation Act 2003 a PVP cannot be approved unless the clearing concerned will improve or maintain environmental outcomes. Clause 26 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013 prescribes the circumstances in which approval of a property vegetation plan (PVP) that proposes broadscale clearing can be granted. In most cases an assessment and determination of whether the clearing will improve or maintain environmental outcomes is conducted in accordance with the environmental outcomes assessment methodology (EOAM). Special provisions for minor variation have been used to allow for the reduced long-term viability of some vegetation to be cleared where the proposed clearing with the minor variation will improve or maintain environmental outcomes and strict adherence to the assessment methodology is unreasonable and unnecessary. This report details the accredited expert's opinions formed in relation to section 2.4.3 of the EOAM and cl. 19 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013 when assessing PVP reference number 00266. | Minor variation report - request number PVP00266 (PDF 750KB) |
| Central West | PVP00052 | 28/07/2016 | 28/07/2016 | This report details the accredited expert's opinions formed in relation to the replacement of chapter 7 of the EOAM (including table 7.1 but excluding point 16 and table 7.2) with Schedule A of the Clearing of Invasive Native Species Order made under clause 38 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013 and cl. 19 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013 when assessing PVP reference number PVP00052. | Minor variation report - request number PVP00052 (PDF 103KB) |
| Central West | PVP00241 | 29/07/2016 | 29/07/2016 | In this instance the Special Provisions for Minor Variation have been used to replace chapter 7 of the EOAM (including table 7.1 but excluding point 16 and table 7.2) with the Clearing of Invasive Native Species Ministerial Order made under clause 38 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013. The replacement of this Chapter of the EOAM, with the relevant parts of the Ministerial Order as a minor variation will improve or maintain environmental outcomes and strict adherence to the Assessment Methodology is unreasonable and unnecessary. | Minor variation report - request number PVP00241 (PDF 207KB) |
| Central West | PVP00353 | 15/08/2016 | 15/08/2016 | In this instance the Special Provisions for Minor Variation have been used to replace chapter 7 of the EOAM (including table 7.1 but excluding point 16 and table 7.2) with the Clearing of Invasive Native Species Ministerial Order made under clause 38 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013. The replacement of this Chapter of the EOAM, with the relevant parts of the Ministerial Order as a minor variation will improve or maintain environmental outcomes and strict adherence to the Assessment Methodology is unreasonable and unnecessary. | Minor variation report - request number PVP00353 (PDF 207KB) |
| Central West | PVP00082 | 15/09/2016 | 15/09/2016 | This report details the accredited expert’s opinions formed in relation to the replacement of chapter 7 of the EOAM (including table 7.1 but excluding point 16 and table 7.2) with Schedule A of the Clearing of Invasive Native Species Order (including appendix 1 & 2) made under clause 38 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013 and cl. 19 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013 when assessing PVP reference number PVP00082. | Minor variation report - request number PVP00082 (PDF 113KB) |
| Central West | PVP00392 | 4/10/2016 | 4/10/2016 | In this instance the Special Provisions for Minor Variation have been used to replace chapter 7 of the EOAM (including table 7.1 but excluding point 16 and table 7.2) with the Clearing of Invasive Native Species Ministerial Order made under clause 38 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013. The replacement of this Chapter of the EOAM, with the relevant parts of the Ministerial Order as a minor variation will improve or maintain environmental outcomes and strict adherence to the Assessment Methodology is unreasonable and unnecessary. | Minor variation report - request number PVP00392 (PDF 207KB) |
| Central West | PVP00424 | 4/11/2016 | 4/11/2016 | In this instance the Special Provisions for Minor Variation have been used to replace chapter 7 of the EOAM (including table 7.1 but excluding point 16 and table 7.2) with the Clearing of Invasive Native Species Ministerial Order made under clause 38 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013. The replacement of this Chapter of the EOAM, with the relevant parts of the Ministerial Order as a minor variation will improve or maintain environmental outcomes and strict adherence to the Assessment Methodology is unreasonable and unnecessary. | Minor variation report - request number PVP00424 (PDF 207KB) |
| Western | PVP00135 | 4/11/2016 | 4/11/2016 |
This Accredited Expert report relates to the assessment of the clearing proposed by Property Vegetation Plan (PVP) number 17548. In this assessment Special Provisions for Minor Variation is used to allow the variation of the maximum allowable dbh to be cleared for Bimble Box (Eucalyptus populnea) and White Cypress Pine (Callitris glaucophylla) and Red Box (Eucalyptus intertexta) to 35cm in Table 7.1 in the EOAM, where the proposed clearing with the minor variation will improve or maintain environmental outcomes and strict adherence to the Assessment Methodology is unreasonable and unnecessary. |
Minor variation report - request number PVP00135 (PDF 203KB) |
| Central West | PVP00506 | 8/11/2016 | 8/11/2016 | In this instance the Special Provisions for Minor Variation have been used to replace chapter 7 of the EOAM (including table 7.1 but excluding point 16 and table 7.2) with the Clearing of Invasive Native Species Ministerial Order made under clause 38 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013. The replacement of this Chapter of the EOAM, with the relevant parts of the Ministerial Order as a minor variation will improve or maintain environmental outcomes and strict adherence to the Assessment Methodology is unreasonable and unnecessary. | Minor variation report - request number PVP00506 (PDF 207KB) |
| Central West | PVP00470 | 8/12/2016 | 8/12/2016 | In this instance the Special Provisions for Minor Variation have been used to replace chapter 7 of the EOAM (including table 7.1 but excluding point 16 and table 7.2) with the Clearing of Invasive Native Species Ministerial Order made under clause 38 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013. The replacement of this Chapter of the EOAM, with the relevant parts of the Ministerial Order as a minor variation will improve or maintain environmental outcomes and strict adherence to the Assessment Methodology is unreasonable and unnecessary. | Minor variation report - request number PVP00470 (PDF 103KB) |
| Central West | PVP00544 | 8/12/2016 | 8/12/2016 | In this instance the Special Provisions for Minor Variation have been used to replace chapter 7 of the EOAM (including table 7.1 but excluding point 16 and table 7.2) with the Clearing of Invasive Native Species Ministerial Order made under clause 38 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013. The replacement of this Chapter of the EOAM, with the relevant parts of the Ministerial Order as a minor variation will improve or maintain environmental outcomes and strict adherence to the Assessment Methodology is unreasonable and unnecessary. | Minor variation report - request number PVP00544 (PDF 103KB) |
| CMA (or LLS) | Approval number | Approval date | Date of discretion | Summary of discretion and Minister's reasons for the decision to approve the property vegetation plan | Discretion report name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western | 23PVP00314 | 6/03/2015 | 18/03/2015 | Applied More Appropriate Local Data for threatened species responses to management action. | Minor variation report - request number 20073 (PDF 37KB) |
| Western | 23PVP00315 | 30/03/2015 | 30/03/2015 | The Environmental Outcomes Assessment Methodology is varied to increase the maximum allowable diameter at breast height over bark (DBHB) to be cleared for white cypress pine (Callitris glaucophylla) to 30 centimetres in zone 14b. | Minor variation report - request number 20382 (PDF 39KB) |
| Namoi | 22PVP00126 | 24/04/2015 | 24/04/2015 | Using More Appropriate Local Data (MALD) to allow a temporary loss of foraging habitat for the Regent Honeyeater, plus a Minor Variation to Chapter 8 of the EOAM. | Minor variation report - request number 20321 (PDF 141KB) |
| Western | 23PVP00319 | 24/04/2015 | 6/05/2015 | Increase maximum allowable diameter at breast height over bark (DBHB) be cleared for bimble box to 30 centimetres. | Minor variation report - request number 20233 (PDF 38KB) |
| Central West | 20PVP00170 | 15/05/2015 | 15/05/2015 | This accredited expert report relates to the assessment of the clearing proposed by Property Vegetation Plan (PVP) number 9045. Under s. 29(2) of the Native Vegetation Act 2003 a PVP cannot be approved unless the clearing concerned will improve or maintain environmental outcomes. Clause 18 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013 prescribes the circumstances in which approval of a PVP that proposes broadscale clearing can be granted. In most cases an assessment and determination of whether the clearing will improve or maintain environmental outcomes is conducted in accordance with the Environmental Outcomes Assessment Methodology (EOAM). In some circumstances the EOAM does not adequately account for specific or unique circumstances which have been encountered during the assessment of a clearing proposal. In these circumstances the assessment may use Special Provisions for Minor Variation (Clause 19 of the Native Vegetation Regulations 2013). In this instance the Special Provisions for Minor Variation have been used to replace chapter 7 of the EOAM (including table 7.1 but excluding point 16 and table 7.2) with the Clearing of Invasive Native Species Ministerial Order made under clause 38 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013. The replacement of this chapter of the EOAM with the relevant parts of the Ministerial Order as a minor variation will improve or maintain environmental outcomes and strict adherence to the assessment methodology is unreasonable and unnecessary. |
Minor variation report - request number 9045 (PDF 252KB) |
| Central West | 20PVP00174 | 05/07/2015 | 06/07/2015 | This Accredited Expert report relates to the assessment of the clearing proposed by Property Vegetation Plan (PVP) number 15095. Under s. 29(2) of the Native Vegetation Act 2003 a PVP cannot be approved unless the clearing concerned will improve or maintain environmental outcomes. Clause 18 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013 prescribes the circumstances in which approval of a PVP that proposes broadscale clearing can be granted. In most cases an assessment and determination of whether the clearing will improve or maintain environmental outcomes is conducted in accordance with the Environmental Outcomes Assessment Methodology (EOAM). In some circumstances the EOAM does not adequately account for specific or unique circumstances which have been encountered during the assessment of a clearing proposal. In these circumstances the assessment may use Special Provisions for Minor Variation (Clause 19 of the Native Vegetation Regulations 2013). In this instance the Special Provisions for Minor Variation have been used to replace chapter 7 of the EOAM (including table 7.1 but excluding point 16 and table 7.2) with the Clearing of Invasive Native Species Ministerial Order made under clause 38 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013. The replacement of this Chapter of the EOAM, with the relevant parts of the Ministerial Order as a minor variation will improve or maintain environmental outcomes and strict adherence to the Assessment Methodology is unreasonable and unnecessary. |
Minor variation report - request number 15095 (PDF 258KB) |
| Central West | 20PVP00175 | 05/07/2015 | 06/07/2015 | This Accredited Expert report relates to the assessment of the clearing proposed by Property Vegetation Plan (PVP) number 8953. Under s. 29(2) of the Native Vegetation Act 2003 a PVP cannot be approved unless the clearing concerned will improve or maintain environmental outcomes. Clause 18 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013 prescribes the circumstances in which approval of a PVP that proposes broadscale clearing can be granted. In most cases an assessment and determination of whether the clearing will improve or maintain environmental outcomes is conducted in accordance with the Environmental Outcomes Assessment Methodology (EOAM). In some circumstances the EOAM does not adequately account for specific or unique circumstances which have been encountered during the assessment of a clearing proposal. In these circumstances the assessment may use Special Provisions for Minor Variation (Clause 19 of the Native Vegetation Regulations 2013). In this instance the Special Provisions for Minor Variation have been used to replace chapter 7 of the EOAM (including table 7.1 but excluding point 16 and table 7.2) with the Clearing of Invasive Native Species Ministerial Order made under clause 38 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013. The replacement of this Chapter of the EOAM, with the relevant parts of the Ministerial Order as a minor variation will improve or maintain environmental outcomes and strict adherence to the Assessment Methodology is unreasonable and unnecessary. |
Minor variation report - request number 8953 (PDF 264KB) |
| Central West | 20PVP00176 | 05/07/2015 | 06/07/2015 | This Accredited Expert report relates to the assessment of the clearing proposed by Property Vegetation Plan (PVP) number 17548. Under s. 29(2) of the Native Vegetation Act 2003 a PVP cannot be approved unless the clearing concerned will improve or maintain environmental outcomes. Clause 18 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013 prescribes the circumstances in which approval of a PVP that proposes broadscale clearing can be granted. In most cases an assessment and determination of whether the clearing will improve or maintain environmental outcomes is conducted in accordance with the Environmental Outcomes Assessment Methodology (EOAM). In some circumstances the EOAM does not adequately account for specific or unique circumstances which have been encountered during the assessment of a clearing proposal. In these circumstances the assessment may use Special Provisions for Minor Variation (Clause 19 of the Native Vegetation Regulations 2013). In this instance the Special Provisions for Minor Variation have been used to replace chapter 7 of the EOAM (including table 7.1 but excluding point 16 and table 7.2) with the Clearing of Invasive Native Species Ministerial Order made under clause 38 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013. The replacement of this Chapter of the EOAM, with the relevant parts of the Ministerial Order as a minor variation will improve or maintain environmental outcomes and strict adherence to the Assessment Methodology is unreasonable and unnecessary. |
Minor variation report - request number 17548 (PDF 98KB) |
| Central West | 20PVP00177 | 21/07/2015 | 22/07/2015 | The minor variation is a replacement of Chapter 7 of the EOAM with Schedule A of the Ministerial Order for the Clearing of Invasive Native Species (including appendix 1 & 2) made under clause 38 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013 which has made the clearing of INS a Routine Agricultural Management Activity (RAMA). | Minor variation report - request number 17071 (PDF 264KB) |
| Western | 23PVP00325 | 22/07/2015 | 24/07/2015 | Increase maximum DBH allowed to be cleared for Bimble Box (Eucalyptus populnea) and White Cypress Pine (Callistris glaucophylla) in some map units. | Minor variation report - request number 20839 (PDF 38KB) |
| Central West | 20PVP00178 | 26/08/2015 | 26/08/2015 | In this instance the Special provisions for Minor Variation have been used to modify Table 7.1 of the EOAM to include Allocasuarina luehmannii (Bulloak) has been included as an Invasive Native Species | Minor variation report - request number 20012 (PDF 557KB) |
| Western | 23PVP00330 | 28/08/2015 | 28/08/2015 | Apply updated threatened species responses to management actions, which are set out in the BioNet Threatened Species Data Profile | Minor variation report - request number 21056 (PDF 37KB) |
| Lachlan | 16PVP00230 | 31/08/2015 | 31/08/2015 | In this instance the Special Provisions for Minor Variation have been used to replace chapter 7 of the EOAM (including table 7.1 but excluding point 16 and table 7.2) with the Clearing of Invasive Native Species Ministerial Order made under clause 38 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013. The replacement of this Chapter of the EOAM, with the relevant parts of the Ministerial Order as a minor variation will improve or maintain environmental outcomes and strict adherence to the Assessment Methodology is unreasonable and unnecessary. | Minor variation report - request number 20649 (PDF 383KB) |
| Western | 17PVP00130 | 14/09/2015 | 14/09/2015 | The EOAM was varied to remove the 100 ha radii as part of the landscape value calculations as Burtundy is a large property. | Minor variation report - request number 18582 (PDF 32KB) |
| Namoi | 22PVP00126 | 23/04/2015 | 23/04/2015 | More appropriate local data regarding the Regent Honeyeater and its ability to sustain loss of foraging habitat | Minor variation report - request number 20321 (PDF 141KB) |
| Western | 23PVP00330 | 27/08/2015 | 27/08/2015 |
More appropriate local data that reflects current threatened species data not yet incorporated into the tool. Species included four threatened species: Greater Long-eared Bat, Stripe-faced Dunnart, Ringed Brown Snake, and Stimson's Python |
Minor variation report - request number 21056 (PDF 37KB) |
| Central West | PVP00007 | 16/10/2015 | 16/10/2015 | In this instance the Special Provisions for Minor Variation have been used to replace chapter 7 of the EOAM (including table 7.1 but excluding point 16 and table 7.2) with the Clearing of Invasive Native Species Ministerial Order made under clause 38 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013. The replacement of this Chapter of the EOAM, with the relevant parts of the Ministerial Order as a minor variation will improve or maintain environmental outcomes and strict adherence to the Assessment Methodology is unreasonable and unnecessary. | Minor variation report - request number PVP00007 (PDF 207KB) |
| CMA (or LLS) | Approval number | Approval date | Date of discretion | Summary of discretion and Minister's reasons for the decision to approve the property vegetation plan | Discretion report name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western | 23PVP00295 | 11/08/2014 | 11/08/2014 | Minor variation is to increase the maximum allowable diameter to breast height to be cleared to 35 cm for white cypress pine (Callitris glaucophylla) | Minor variation report - request number 19889 (PDF 38KB) |
| Lower Murray Darling | 17PVP00124 | 20/08/2014 | 20/08/2014 | Variation to landscape value assessment methodology per attached report. Used updated data of response to management actions for threatened species tool. |
Minor variation report - request number 18507 (PDF 291KB) |
| Western | 23PVP00290 | 29/08/2014 | 29/08/2014 | Minor variation is to increase the maximum allowable dbh to be cleared to 35 cm for Bimble Box (Eucalyptus populnea) | Minor variation report - request number 19346 (PDF 38KB) |
| Southern Rivers | 6PVP00126 | 3/09/2014 | 3/09/2014 | In this assessment More Appropriate Local Data has been used to change the percent response to management action "domestic stock grazing exclusion" from 2% to 7% for masked owl (Tyto novaehollandiae). This change has been made based on the current profile data for masked owl from the BioNet Atlas Threatened Species Profile Database. Masked owl appears to show a preference for coastal and sub-coastal open forest and woodlands and adjacent clearings (Kavanagh 1996). Maintaining groundcover through restrictions to grazing ensures suitable habitat for Masked Owl prey including small ground dwelling mammals. |
Minor variation report - request number 8605 (PDF 1MB) |
| Western | 23PVP00297 | 17/10/2014 | 17/10/2014 |
Increase of the maximum allowable to be cleared to 35 centimetres for Callitris glaucophylla and Eucalyptus populnea. |
Minor variation report - request number 19863 (PDF 40KB) |
| Southern Rivers | 6PVP00128 | 11/11/2014 | 11/11/2014 | More appropriate local data to change habitat descriptions and ability to sustain loss prescriptions in the Threatened Species Database for two threatened species. Also more appropriate local data was used to change management responses of four threatened species. |
Minor variation report - request number 18956 (PDF 446KB) |
| Border Rivers Gwydir | 1PVP00084 | 21/11/2014 | 22/10/2014 | More appropriate local data provisions for Eucalyptus nicholii resulting in a determination that the proposed clearing improves or maintains environmental outcomes. See notes page for a copy of the supporting report. | Minor variation report - request number 16231 (PDF 131KB) |
| CMA (or LLS) | Approval number | Approval date | Date of discretion | Summary of discretion and Minister's reasons for the decision to approve the property vegetation plan | Discretion report name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lachlan | 16PVP00191 | 19/03/2013 | 12/12/2011 |
Special Provisions for Minor Variation (Clause 27 of Native Vegetation Regulation 2005) has been used to alter the Land and Soil Capability (LSC) management action detail where the proposed clearing with the minor variation will improve or maintain environmental outcomes and strict adherence to the Assessment Methodology is unreasonable and unnecessary. This has been done to allow for greater flexibility for landholders experiencing difficulty in controlling identified agronomic problems such as weeds, pests and diseases.
Under the Special Provisions for Minor Variation (Clause 27 of Native Vegetation Regulation 2005), the Lachlan Catchment Management Authority (CMA) has introduced a change to the wording of the management action detail in association with hazards of soil structure (class 3), requiring no stubble burning, as specified in Appendix B of the Environmental Outcomes Assessment Methodology (EOAM). The new management action allows the landholder to burn crop stubble in Autumn, to the minimum extent necessary, for an agronomic purpose. |
Minor variation report - request number 12750 (PDF 799KB) |
| Lachlan | 16PVP00190 | 19/03/2013 | 12/12/2011 |
Special Provisions for Minor Variation (Clause 27 of Native Vegetation Regulation 2005) has been used to alter the Land and Soil Capability (LSC) management action detail where the proposed clearing with the minor variation will improve or maintain environmental outcomes and strict adherence to the Assessment Methodology is unreasonable and unnecessary. This has been done to allow for greater flexibility for landholders experiencing difficulty in controlling identified agronomic problems such as weeds, pests and diseases.
Under the Special Provisions for Minor Variation (Clause 27 of Native Vegetation Regulation 2005), the Lachlan Catchment Management Authority (CMA) has introduced a change to the wording of the management action detail in association with hazards of soil structure (class 3), requiring no stubble burning, as specified in Appendix B of the Environmental Outcomes Assessment Methodology (EOAM). The new management action allows the landholder to burn crop stubble in Autumn, to the minimum extent necessary, for an agronomic purpose. |
Minor variation report - request number 12751 (PDF 799KB) |
| Lachlan | 16PVP00187 | 19/03/2013 | 12/12/2011 |
Special Provisions for Minor Variation (Clause 27 of Native Vegetation Regulation 2005) has been used to alter the Land and Soil Capability (LSC) management action detail where the proposed clearing with the minor variation will improve or maintain environmental outcomes and strict adherence to the Assessment Methodology is unreasonable and unnecessary. This has been done to allow for greater flexibility for landholders experiencing difficulty in controlling identified agronomic problems such as weeds, pests and diseases.
Under the Special Provisions for Minor Variation (Clause 27 of Native Vegetation Regulation 2005), the Lachlan Catchment Management Authority (CMA) has introduced a change to the wording of the management action detail in association with hazards of soil structure (class 3), requiring no stubble burning, as specified in Appendix B of the Environmental Outcomes Assessment Methodology (EOAM). The new management action allows the landholder to burn crop stubble in Autumn, to the minimum extent necessary, for an agronomic purpose. |
Minor variation report - request number 14610 (PDF 799KB) |
| Lachlan | 16PVP00189 | 19/03/2013 | 12/12/2011 |
Special Provisions for Minor Variation (Clause 27 of Native Vegetation Regulation 2005) has been used to alter the Land and Soil Capability (LSC) management action detail where the proposed clearing with the minor variation will improve or maintain environmental outcomes and strict adherence to the Assessment Methodology is unreasonable and unnecessary. This has been done to allow for greater flexibility for landholders experiencing difficulty in controlling identified agronomic problems such as weeds, pests and diseases.
Under the Special Provisions for Minor Variation (Clause 27 of Native Vegetation Regulation 2005), the Lachlan Catchment Management Authority (CMA) has introduced a change to the wording of the management action detail in association with hazards of soil structure (class 3), requiring no stubble burning, as specified in Appendix B of the Environmental Outcomes Assessment Methodology (EOAM). The new management action allows the landholder to burn crop stubble in Autumn, to the minimum extent necessary, for an agronomic purpose. |
Minor variation report - request number 14612 (PDF 799KB) |
| Central West | 20PVP00130 | 21/03/2013 | 27/06/2013 |
On 9 October 2012 an Administrative Order changed the boundaries of CMAs in NSW and as a result this property is located in the Central West CMA area of operation.
This minor variation is to allow Red Box (Eucalyptus intertexta) to be assessed as invasive native species as it is listed as an invasive species in the closely adjoining Western CMA area and occurs in the same landscape and soil type.
This minor variation allows for clearing of White Cypress (Callitris glaucophylla), Red Box (Eucalyptus intertexta) and Bimble Box (Eucalyptus populnea) up to a diameter of 35 centimetres diameter at breast height over bark (DBHOB) as invasive native species. DBHOB data collected at 27 sites across the property. |
Minor variation report - request number 17561 (PDF 416KB) |
| Southern Rivers | 6PVP00119 | 16/05/2013 | 8/05/2013 | More appropriate local data was used for revised prescriptions for the Eastern Bent-wing Bat, Giant Burrowing Frog, Masked Owl and Swift Parrot. Data changes were in relation to response to management actions including Retention of timber, Excluded grazing and Maintaining and and/or re-introducing flow regimes related to those species. The more appropriate local data used is based on revised prescriptions provided by the Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) dataset '(3) PVP Fauna Assignment of Mgt Actions Master Aug 10_1.xls'. See report for further details. | Minor variation report - request number 16587 (PDF 784KB) |
| Northern Rivers | 2PVP00115 | 30/07/2013 | 10/07/2013 | In assessing NR 18042 More Appropriate Local Data has been used so the assessment is consistent with the 2009 DECCW updated threatened species responses to management actions. | Minor variation report - request number 18042 (PDF 91KB) |
| Lower Murray Darling | 17PVP00120 | 19/08/2013 | 19/08/2013 |
In assessing a number of species for this PVP it was considered that the offset requirements were excessive as a result of low responses to management actions contained in the Threatened Species Profile Database (TSPD). In all cases these had been raised by LMD CMA prior to an OEH review and update of the TSPD in 2009 and revised as a result of the review. At this time this update has still not been incorporated into PADACS and NRAT databases, so in order to use this data it is necessary to use More Appropriate Local Data as per Section 2.4.3 of the EOAM. The updated data has therefore been used for PVP Request 18365 on the basis that data is available that more accurately reflects local environmental conditions (compared to the data in the approved database, in this case the Threatened Species Profile Database). |
Minor variation report - request number 18365 (PDF 994KB) |
| Namoi | 22PVP00120 | 16/12/2013 | 16/12/2013 |
Accredited expert's assessment in accordance with Clause 19 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013. This accredited expert report relates to the assessment of the clearing proposed by PVP number 18320. Under s. 29(2) of the Native Vegetation Act 2003 a PVP cannot be approved unless the clearing concerned will improve or maintain environmental outcomes. Clause 26 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013 prescribes the circumstances in which approval of a property vegetation plan (PVP) that proposes broadscale clearing can be granted. In most cases an assessment and determination of whether the clearing will improve or maintain environmental outcomes is conducted in accordance with the environmental outcomes assessment methodology (EOAM). Special provisions for minor variation have been used to allow for the reduced long-term viability of some vegetation to be cleared where the proposed clearing with the minor variation will improve or maintain environmental outcomes and strict adherence to the assessment methodology is unreasonable and unnecessary. This report details the accredited expert's opinions formed in relation to section 2.4.3 of the EOAM and cl. 19 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013 when assessing PVP reference number 18320. |
Minor variation report - request number 18320 (PDF 761) |
| CMA (or LLS) | Approval number | Approval date | Date of discretion | Summary of discretion and Minister's reasons for the decision to approve the property vegetation plan | Discretion report name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murrumbidgee | 13-PVP-01189 | 9/01/2012 | 17/02/2012 | Local data that more accurately reflects local conditions is available in relation to the invasive nature of Kunzea ericoides. K ericoides is not currently listed as an Invasive Native Scrub (INS) for the Murrumbidgee Catchment area. | Minor variation report - request number 14587 (PDF 126KB) |
| Lower Murray-Darling | 17-PVP-00087 | 23/01/2012 | 23/01/2012 | In this assessment Special Provisions for Minor Variation have been used to allow for the EOAM to be varied such that the impact on salinity caused by clearing for a subsurface wetland is addressed by engineering solutions so that the proposed clearing with the minor variation will improve or maintain environmental outcomes and strict adherence to the Assessment Methodology is unreasonable and unnecessary. To ensure the salinity impact is addressed, the following management action has been incorporated into the PVP. The landholder is to ensure that an impermeable layer is constructed or installed on the floor of the artificial subsurface wetland to prevent groundwater infiltration and salinity risk. The liner may be of either compacted clay or a synthetic membrane. |
Minor variation report - request number 15875 (PDF 132KB) |
| Central West | 20-PVP-00097 | 12/02/2012 | 20/02/2012 | Changing INS treatment to allow treatment method (d) paddock scale treatment with nil to minimal soil and ground cover disturbance. | Minor variation report - request number 13421 (PDF 67KB) |
| Lachlan | 16-PVP-00162 | 20/02/2012 | 21/02/2012 | A minor variation was used to allow for greater flexibility to the landholder experiencing difficulty in controlling identified agronomic problems such as weeds, pests and diseases, the Lachlan Catchment Management Authority (CMA) has introduced a change to the wording of the management action detail in association with hazards of soil structure (class 3) and wind erosion (3), requiring no stubble burning, as specified in Appendix B of the Environmental Outcomes Assessment Methodology (EOAM). The new management action allows the landholder to burn crop stubble in Autumn with conditions of zero till cropping practices and groundcover retention of greater than 70%. | Minor variation report - request number 11337 (PDF 536KB) |
| Central West | 20-PVP-00098 | 23/02/2012 | 22/09/2011 | Belah (Casuarina cristata) is listed in similar areas in Namoi and Western CMA and dense regeneration has resulted in change in the structure of the vegetation community, and the outcome of the clearing will result in improved native groundcover while retaining dense areas of belah by allowing clearing of plants with nil to minimal disturbance to soil and groundcover (for example chaining, slashing or roping). | Minor variation report - request number 10115 (PDF 63KB) |
| Western | 23PVP00228 | 25/04/2012 | 21/05/2012 | dbh for Bimble Box 35cm | Minor variation report - request number 16276 (PDF 61KB) |
| Northern Rivers | 2PVP00102 | 10/05/2012 | 10/05/2012 | Variation under Clause 27 has been applied to this assessment in order to adopt the latest DECCW/OEH TS database species response to management actions which at this date are still not loaded in to the database for the North Coast Region. | Minor variation report - request number 14145 (PDF 73KB) |
| Northern Rivers | 2PVP00103 | 4/06/2012 | 24/02/2012 |
Minor Variation under clause 27 in accordance with the "Assessment Protocol for where a minor variation is made to the EOAM to reclassify the condition of native vegetation - 16/3/08"
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Minor variation report - request number 14240 (PDF 1.1MB) |
| Central West | 20PVP00105 | 30/07/2012 | 31/07/2012 | The proposed clearing is minor in nature, and the proposed offsets will increase local landscape connectivity | Minor variation report - request number 10235 (PDF 846KB) |
| Lower Murray Darling | 17PVP00104 | 16/08/2012 | 17/08/2012 | This was for clearing of Chenopod Shrubland on Tagarry Station to allow establishment of a pit to extract gravel and rock for maintenance of the Lake Victoria Water Storage Facility. In order to meet the improve or maintain requirement, an offset was required for salinity. Due to the NSW Office of Water raising concerns regarding cultural heritage on the proposed offset area it was not possible to carryout rehabilitation of the scalds as a salinity offset. This lead to the development of an engineering solution to water infiltration being proposed for the gravel pit itself. This involved the gravel pit and surrounding area being designed such that all rainwater is captured by a sump in the lowest area of the pit, and all water collected is removed within seven (7) days of a rainfall event eliminating the infiltration of rainwater and recharging of the water table. This will result in the Salt Mobility Index (SMI) score for the clearing area being zero. As the Salt Mobilisation tool does not allow for, or currently have a category available for clearing for the purpose of extracting gravel from a small borrow pit the attached Minor variation was prepared. |
Minor variation report - request number 14860 (PDF 351KB) |
| Lower Murray Darling | 17PVP00113 | 15/10/2012 | 15/10/2012 | In assessing a number of species for this PVP it was considered that the offset requirements were excessive as a result of low responses to management actions contained in the Threatened Species Profile Database (TSPD). In all cases these had been raised by LMD CMA prior to an OEH review and update of the TSPD in 2009 and revised as a result of the review. At this time this update has still not been incorporated into PADACS and NRAT databases, so in order to use this data it is necessary to use More Appropriate Local Data as per Section 2.4.3 of the EOAM The updated data has therefore been used for PVP Request 14,893 for Pt. Garston Station on the basis that data is available that more accurately reflects local environmental conditions (compared to the data in the approved database, in this case the Threatened Species Profile Database). |
Minor variation report - request number 14893 (PDF 513KB) |
| Central West | 20PVP00116 | 31/10/2012 | 31/10/2012 |
Mimosa (Vachellia farnesiana) seed pods are highly palatable to livestock. Mimosa on this property is considered to be outside its natural range, and has established on the property via livestock carrying the seed from more northern regions not connected to this property. Surrounding properties with the same soil and vegetation do not have Mimosa plants. It is probable that Mimosa will increase in density and alter the naturally open grassy woodlands that dominate the local area and adjoining land if not treated. This minor variation is to allow complete removal of Mimosa (Vachellia farnesiana) except for retaining 50 ha. |
Minor variation report - request number 8640 (PDF 213KB) |
| Murrumbidgee | 13PVP01336 | 22/11/2012 | 20/11/2012 | Local data that more accurately reflects local conditions is available in relation to the invasive nature of Kunzea ericoides. K. ericoides is not currently listed as an Invasive Native Scrub (INS) within the Murrumbidgee catchment area, however K. ericoides is listed as an INS in the Southern Rivers catchment, no less than 50 km from the site of PVP16837. | Minor variation report - request number 16837 (PDF 287KB) |
| Lachlan | 16PVP00180 | 29/11/2012 | 29/11/2012 | A determination to allow Bimble box (Eucalyptus populnea subsp. bimbil) up to 20cm DBH to be cleared as an Invasive Native Species. | Minor variation report - request number 14997 (PDF 213KB) |
| Central West | 20PVP00125 | 17/12/2012 | 20/02/2013 | The minor variation to the assessment methodology results in a reclassification of the condition of native vegetation from "not in low condition" to "low condition" for the purposes of 5.2.2 of the Assessment Methodology. The reclassification of condition of vegetation in this assessment from "not in low condition" to "low condition" complies with the assessment protocol under clause 27(3)(b) and clause 27(3A)(b) of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2005. In this case the classification of the condition of vegetation was varied because of the low viability of the small patches of vegetation surrounded by cropping. | Minor variation report - request number 17162 (PDF 684KB) |
| CMA (or LLS) | Approval number | Approval date | Date of discretion | Summary of discretion and Minister's reasons for the decision to approve the property vegetation plan | Discretion report name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western | 23-PVP-00188 | 17/01/2011 | 13/12/2010 | Inclusion of Wilga as an INS in the Brigalow Belt South Bioregion and permitting clearing types a-e. | Minor variation report - request number 12840 (PDF 74KB) |
| Western | 23-PVP-00190 | 21/01/2011 | 7/12/2010 | Eucalyptus intertexta (Red Box) to 35 cm dbh. | Minor variation report - request number 12837 (PDF 63KB) |
| Western | 23-PVP-00191 | 7/02/2011 | 22/02/2011 | Bimble Box varied to 35 cm dbh in zone 14d. | Minor variation report - request number 10922 (PDF 63KB) |
| Hawkesbury Nepean | 15-PVP-00012 | 11/03/2011 | 25/03/2011 | More appropriate local data was used to allow a temporary reduction in the potential threatened species habitat of 3 threatened species. It was also used to change the management responses to 5 threatened species. | Minor variation report - request number 8952 (PDF 64KB) |
| Northern Rivers | 2-PVP-00080 | 12/05/2011 | 1/07/2011 |
Use of More Appropriate Local Data. In 2009, threatened species experts from the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water reviewed the default management response percentages in the Threatened Species Profile Database and updated the percentages to better reflect the positive impacts of management actions. This updated data is to be loaded into the approved Threatened Species Profile Database during the next scheduled upgrade. Until then, they must be manually entered in to the assessment platform, and a minor variation report subsequently produced. The management response percentages from this new dataset have been used in this PVP as more appropriate local data. |
Minor variation report - request number 13316 (PDF 185KB) |
| Western | 23-PVP-00198 | 25/05/2011 | 20/07/2011 | Increase Bimble Box DBH to 35 cm | Minor variation report - request number 10490 (PDF 64KB) |
| Western | 23PVP00204 | 2/06/2011 | 2/06/2011 | Vary dbh for Bimble Box to 35cm in zones 14a and 14b. | Minor variation report - request number 14057 (PDF 64KB) |
| Northern Rivers | 2-PVP-00082 | 30/06/11 | 30/06/2011 |
Use of More Appropriate Local Data. In 2009, threatened species experts from the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water reviewed the default management response percentages in the Threatened Species Profile Database and updated the percentages to better reflect the positive impacts of management actions. This updated data is to be loaded into the approved Threatened Species Profile Database during the next scheduled upgrade. Until then, they must be manually entered in to the assessment platform, and a minor variation report subsequently produced. The management response percentages from this new dataset have been used in this PVP as more appropriate local data. |
Minor variation report - request number 14443 (PDF 204KB) |
| Murrumbidgee | 13PVP01296 | 20/09/2011 | 20/09/2011 | It is recommended that the landholder wishing to use stubble burning as a component of their integrated crop disease and weed management system do so in a manner that will minimise soil structure decline and erosion risks. It has been specified that burning may occur twice (2) in ten (10) years and must be carried out in autumn, prior to sowing, to reduce erosion risk and damage to soil health. To compensate for stubble burning, it is recommended that restrictions be placed on tillage/cropping systems (minimum tillage) and grazing systems (rotational grazing) to minimise the risk of erosion and soil structural decline. A minimum groundcover level of 70% has also been specified to reduce the risk of erosion and soil structural decline. |
Minor Variation report - request number 12024 (PDF 5MB) |
| Central West | 20-PVP-00094 | 30/11/2011 | 9/09/2011 | MALD for Little Pied Bat and Yellow-bellied Sheathtail Bat | Minor variation report - request number 8324 (PDF 651KB) |
| Lower Murray-Darling | 17-PVP-00085 | 15/12/2011 | 15/12/2011 | The Minor Variation for this PVP is to remove the restriction that limits clearing to: burning, clearing of individual plants with no disturbance to groundcover, or clearing of individual plants with minimal disturbance to groundcover when non-invasive native trees and shrubs represent more than 50% of total number of individual trees and shrubs. The areas covered by the minor variation consist of sand hills within Western Lands Lease Cultivation Consents which are considered too sandy and/or steep to support ongoing cultivation and cropping, and similar areas within paddocks of grazed Native Vegetation. Most of these areas have been previously treated for INS under Western Lands Lease exemptions, by blade ploughing and/or short term cropping. Whilst the landholder is able to retreat these areas as regrowth he is seeking due to the greater security and wider range of treatment options provided for by an INS PVP. |
Minor variation report - request number 14219 (PDF 159KB) |
| CMA (or LLS) | Approval number | Approval date | Date of discretion | Summary of discretion and Minister's reasons for the decision to approve the property vegetation plan | Discretion report name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central West | 20-PVP-00047 | 3/02/2010 | 28/01/2010 | Allow 80% of INS extent to be treated during the initial treatment event. The treated INS will be retained in-situ on the surface of the soil until the groundcover has re-established and the CW CMA is satisfied that the groundcover levels are greater than 50% of which 75% is living native herbaceous vegetation. | Minor Variation Report - Request 8606 (PDF 503KB) |
| Central West | 20-PVP-00048 | 11/02/2010 | 29/01/2010 | 1. It is my opinion that the Yellow-bellied Sheath-tail Bat would only have potential foraging habitat over the scattered paddock trees of the proposed development area as little roost habitat (ie. hollows >5cm) is available. The proposed offset area adjacent to Marthaguy Creek has trees at a woodland density and is considered a more preferred foraging habitat type for this species. The other offset riparian area along Boothaguy Creek would also attract more insects when wet and be a better foraging area than the scattered trees. Tree enhancement by plantings will only act to further increase foraging habitat condition with time. 2. It is my opinion that the Little Pied Bat would mainly have potential foraging habitat around the scattered paddock trees of the proposed development area. While some degree of roosting habitat is available, the species generally prefers to roost in wooded habitat rather than isolated trees. The proposed offset area adjacent to Marthaguy Creek has trees at a woodland density and is considered a more preferred foraging habitat type for this species. The other offset riparian area along Boothaguy Creek would also attract more insects when wet and be a better foraging area than the scattered trees. Tree enhancement by plantings, particularly of Belah (a favoured vegetation type) will only act to further increase foraging habitat condition with time. |
Minor variation report - request number 8609 (PDF 503KB) |
| Central West | 20-PVP-00049 | 12/03/2010 | 12/03/2010 |
Recommendation The percentage area that can be treated under clearing type (f) is limited in the assessment methodology in order to limit the risk of soil erosion across large areas of land. The proposed clearing will decrease the risk of soil erosion by using minimum till practices to limit soil disturbance and maintain groundcover levels. The minor variation will involve minimal cultivation. Pasture will be maintained at all times, hence plant species diversity will be maintained. Although there will be some soil disturbance during the initial treatment of INS which is consistent with the EOAM, subsequent practice of minimum tillage practices will have very little to nil soil disturbance of the treatment area. In areas within the mapped INS extent the contain Myall woodland, sowing and groundcover disturbance may occur where it can be undertaken without impacts to Myall trees and shrubs. |
Minor Variation Report - Request 10668 (PDF 399KB) |
| Central West | 20-PVP-00050 | 19/03/2010 | 24/03/2010 | Increase DBH from 25cm to 30cm. | Minor Variation Report - Request 8125 (PDF 24KB) |
| Murray | 8-PVP-00046 | 20/03/2010 | 4/03/2010 | A red light has been overturned in the Salt Mobilisation Tool. The dam site (requiring clearing) has been drilled and tests show that it is suitable for water storage, and will not leak. Please refer to Minor Variation document for further details. | Minor Variation Report - Request 9432 (PDF 27KB) |
| Western | 23-PVP-00155 | 7/04/2010 | 7/04/2010 | The minor variation for PVP reference no. 11151 is the variation of the maximum allowable dbh to be cleared for White Cypress Pine (Callitris glaucophylla) to 30cm. | Minor Variation Report - Request 11151 (PDF 19KB) |
| Central West | 20-PVP-00051 | 14/04/2010 | 14/04/2010 | Allowing other trees than Western Rosewood and replant for foraging value for Yellow Bellied Sheath Tailed Bat and Little Pied Bat. | Minor variation report - request number 8599 (PDF 55KB) |
| Central West | 20-PVP-00052 | 14/04/2010 | 14/04/2010 | Refer to notes. Allow 80% of extent to be treated in initial treatment at paddock scale. | Minor variation report - request number 8128 (PDF 28KB) |
| Central West | 20-PVP-00054 | 18/05/2010 | 18/05/2010 | To allow paddock scale treatment with nil to minimal disturbance to the soil and groundcover (clearing type d) to be utilised for the treatment of River Red Gum INS and to increase the dbh for clearing to 30cm dbh for River Red Gum INS. | Minor variation report - request number 8235 (PDF 41KB) |
| Central West | 20PVP00056 | 28/06/2010 | 17/07/2009 | To allow Red Box (Eucalyptus intertexta) to be assessed by the Central West CMA on the Cobar Peneplain of the Western CMA. | Minor variation report - request number 8164 (PDF 37KB) |
| Western | 23-PVP-00159 | 5/07/2010 | 13/07/2010 | Wilga (Geijera parviflora) to be an invasive native species in the Brigalow Belt South IBRA region as it is in other IBRA regions in the Western CMA and in the Central West CMA. | Minor variation report - request number 11329 (PDF 38KB) |
| Border Rivers/Gwydir | 1-PVP-00038 | 30/07/2010 | 14/12/2010 | Allow the application of blade plough as a management method for research purposes. | Minor variation report - request 10941 (PDF 184KB) |
| Central West | 20-PVP-00058 | 17/08/2010 | 23/07/2010 | It is proposed in relation to the use of more appropriate local data (section 2.4.3 of the Environmental Outcomes Assessment Methodology) that the requirement for the same vegetation species to be offsets as that being removed should be modified in the case of the Little Pied Bat and the Yellow-bellied Sheath-tail Bat. The reasoning is that in this case the proposed offset vegetation should be considered to be higher quality foraging habitat than the scattered trees proposed to be removed. Also, it is considered that mature Western Rosewood trees do not provide tree hollows of suitable size for the roosting of the Yellow-bellied Sheathtail Bat and that the Little Pied Bat is highly unlikely to utilise hollows in scattered trees in a cropping paddock compared to areas of intact remnant vegetation nearby. | Minor variation report - request number 9067 (PDF 64KB) |
| Western | 23-PVP-00075 | 27/08/2010 | 6/08/2010 | Inclusion of Wilga as an INS in the BBS Bioregion | Minor variation report - request number 8392 (PDF 63KB) |
| Border Rivers/Gwydir | 1-PVP-00042 | 8/09/2010 | 23/09/2010 | Details of the proposed minor variation: Callitris endlicheri, C. glaucophylla and O. elliptica are listed as invasive native species within the BR-G CMA, however the listing does not cover C. endlicheri, C. glaucophylla and O. elliptica for the NET bioregion. Individuals of these species were judged to be behaving as Invasive Native Species, according to the EOAM definition. As a result of the location of the site within the northern limit of the NET bioregion, the INS prescriptions for C. endlicheri, C. glaucophylla and O. elliptica do not apply to the area covered by this PVP. Reasons for recommending the proposed minor variation: The crux of this issue is not with the varying INS lists for the different bioregions, but the scale of the maps used in delineating bioregional boundaries. Environment Australia (2000) lists the inherent accuracy of the line data at 1:250,000 (eg 1 cm = 2.5 km). The site in question lies less than 1,400 metres from the boundary between the NET and Nandewar bioregions so is within a small error margin. A similar approach has been taken for the mapping of Mitchell Landscapes within the Biometric Tool in PVP developer whereby on-ground verification is used to determine actual boundaries as a consequence of map scale. The vegetation type corresponds to the Silver-leaved Ironbark - Black Cypress Pine - White Box shrubby open forest of the northern Nandewar Bioregion classification within the Natural Resource Assessment Tool. This vegetation type has been referenced as one of the vegetation communities in the Nandewar Bioregion by DECCW (2010) and is in my opinion typical of a Nandewar vegetation type. Additionally, the landform and soil type of the proposed area is consistent with the adjacent Nandewar bioregional description. In conclusion, the area in question is typical of the Nandewar bioregion and in my opinion the species of INS on the site should be treated according to the prescriptions available for the Nandewar bioregion. |
Minor variation report - request number 11495 (PDF 107KB) |
| Lachlan | 16-PVP-00127 | 15/09/2010 | 15/09/2010 | A minor variation was used to allow for greater flexibility to the landholder experiencing difficulty in controlling identified agronomic problems such as weeds, pests and diseases, the Lachlan Catchment Management Authority (CMA) has introduced a change to the wording of the management action detail in association with hazards of wind erosion (class 3), requiring no stubble burning, as specified in Appendix B of the Environmental Outcomes Assessment Methodology (EOAM). The new management action allows the landholder to burn crop stubble in Autumn, once (1) in ten (10) years. | Minor variation report - request number 10262 (PDF 205KB) |
| Central West | 20-PVP-00059 | 16/09/2010 | 26/08/2010 | To allow different tree species to be used to replace Western Rosewood (Alectryon oleifolius) in the offset area as foraging for the Yellow-bellied Sheath-tailed Bat and the Little Pied Bat. | Minor variation report - request number 11100 (PDF 445KB) |
| Lower Murray-Darling | 17-PVP-00068 | 18/09/2010 | 18/09/2010 | Variation to landscape value assessment methodology as per attached report. | Minor variation report - request number 12376 (PDF 393KB) |
| Lachlan | 16-PVP-00128 | 22/09/2010 | 23/09/2010 |
Special Provisions for Minor Variation (Clause 27 of Native Vegetation Regulation 2005) has been used to alter the Land and Soil Capability (LSC) management action detail where the proposed clearing with the minor variation will improve or maintain environmental outcomes and strict adherence to the Assessment Methodology is unreasonable and unnecessary. This has been done to allow for greater flexibility for landholders experiencing difficulty in controlling identified agronomic problems such as weeds, pests and diseases. Under the Special Provisions for Minor Variation (Clause 27 of Native Vegetation Regulation 2005), the Lachlan Catchment Management Authority (CMA) has introduced a change to the wording of the management action detail in association with hazards of water erosion (class 3), requiring no stubble burning, as specified in Appendix B of the Environmental Outcomes Assessment Methodology (EOAM). The new management action allows the landholder to burn crop stubble in Autumn, once (1) in ten (10) years. |
Minor variation report - request number 10367 (PDF 208KB) |
| Lachlan | 16-PVP-00130 | 27/09/2010 | 29/09/2010 | A minor variation was used to allow for greater flexibility to the landholder experiencing difficulty in controlling identified agronomic problems such as weeds, pests and diseases, the Lachlan Catchment Management Authority (CMA) has introduced a change to the wording of the management action detail in association with hazards of soil structure (class 3), requiring no stubble burning, as specified in Appendix B of the Environmental Outcomes Assessment Methodology (EOAM). The new management action allows the landholder to burn crop stubble in Autumn, once (1) in ten (10) years. | Minor variation report - request number 12106 (PDF 123KB) |
| Lachlan | 16-PVP-00131 | 1/10/2010 | 1/10/2010 | A minor variation was used to allow for greater flexibility to the landholder experiencing difficulty in controlling identified agronomic problems such as weeds, pests and diseases, the Lachlan Catchment Management Authority (CMA) has introduced a change to the wording of the management action detail in association with hazards of soil structure (class 3), requiring no stubble burning, as specified in Appendix B of the Environmental Outcomes Assessment Methodology (EOAM). The new management action allows the landholder to burn crop stubble in Autumn, once (1) in ten (10) years. | Minor variation report - request number 10940 (PDF 124KB) |
| Lachlan | 16-PVP-00132 | 1/10/2010 | 1/10/2010 | A minor variation was used to allow for greater flexibility to the landholder experiencing difficulty in controlling identified agronomic problems such as weeds, pests and diseases, the Lachlan Catchment Management Authority (CMA) has introduced a change to the wording of the management action detail in association with hazards of soil structure (class 3), requiring no stubble burning, as specified in Appendix B of the Environmental Outcomes Assessment Methodology (EOAM). The new management action allows the landholder to burn crop stubble in Autumn, once (1) in ten (10) years. | Minor variation report - request number 10945 (PDF 124KB) |
| Lachlan | 16-PVP-00133 | 1/10/2010 | 1/10/2010 | A minor variation was used to allow for greater flexibility to the landholder experiencing difficulty in controlling identified agronomic problems such as weeds, pests and diseases, the Lachlan Catchment Management Authority (CMA) has introduced a change to the wording of the management action detail in association with hazards of wind erosion (class 3) and soil structure (class 3), requiring no stubble burning, as specified in Appendix B of the Environmental Outcomes Assessment Methodology (EOAM). The new management action allows the landholder to burn crop stubble in Autumn, once (1) in ten (10) years. | Minor variation report - request number 10253 (PDF 124KB) |
| Lachlan | 16-PVP-00134 | 1/10/2010 | 1/10/2010 | A minor variation was used to allow for greater flexibility to the landholder experiencing difficulty in controlling identified agronomic problems such as weeds, pests and diseases, the Lachlan Catchment Management Authority (CMA) has introduced a change to the wording of the management action detail in association with hazards of soil structure (class 3), requiring no stubble burning, as specified in Appendix B of the Environmental Outcomes Assessment Methodology (EOAM). The new management action allows the landholder to burn crop stubble in Autumn, once (1) in ten (10) years. | Minor variation report - request number 12396 (PDF 124KB) |
| Central West | 20-PVP-00063 | 1/10/2010 | 30/09/2010 | To allow other tree species to substitute for Western Rosewood (Alectryon oleifolius) for foraging for the Little Pied Bat and the Yellow Sheath tailed Bat. | Minor variation report - request number 12327 (PDF 451KB) |
| Western | 23-PVP-00171 | 10/10/2010 | 12/08/2010 | Inclusion of Wilga as an INS in the Brigalow South Bioregion. | Minor variation report - request number 11933 (PDF 64KB) |
| Western | 23-PVP-00179 | 30/10/2010 | 17/11/2010 | Minor Variation to increase Bimble Box and White Cypress Pine to 30cm dbh. | Minor variation report - request number 8175 (PDF 18KB) |
| Central West | 20-PVP-00066 | 19/11/2010 | 13/12/2010 | To allow treatment option D, paddock scale treatment with nil to minimal disturbance to soil and groundcover for the treatment of River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis). | Minor variation report - request number 12026 (PDF 41KB) |
| Western | 23-PVP-00183 | 9/12/2010 | 6/12/2010 | Inclusion of clearing type d & e for the clearing of Wilga in the Brigalow Belt South Bioregion. | Minor variation report - request number 13039 (PDF 67KB) |
| Western | 23-PVP-00185 | 9/12/2010 | 7/02/2011 | White Cypress Pine 35cm dbh. | Minor variation report - request number 13524 (PDF 65KB) |
| CMA (or LLS) | Approval number | Approval date | Date of discretion | Summary of discretion and Minister's reasons for the decision to approve the property vegetation plan | Discretion report name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western | 23-PVP-00087 | 6/02/2009 | 6/02/2009 | Vary the maximum allowable dbh to be cleared for Bimble Box (Eucalyptus populnea) and Red Box (Eucalyptus intertexta). | Minor variation report - request number 8576 (PDF 18KB) |
| Western | 23-PVP-00089 | 27/02/2009 | 5/01/2009 | Inclusion of Wilga in BBS. | Minor variation report - request number 8073 (PDF 51KB) |
| Central West | 20PVP00034 | 29/07/2009 | 17/08/2009 |
Recommendations: 1. It is my opinion that the Yellow-bellied Sheath-tail Bat would only have potential foraging habitat over the scattered paddock trees of the proposed development area. Little to no roost habitat is available. The proposed offset area of tree corridors at a woodland density is a more preferred foraging habitat type for this species. 2. It is my opinion that the Little Pied Bat would only have potential foraging habitat around the scattered paddock trees of the proposed development area. Little to no roost habitat is available. The proposed offset area of tree corridors at a woodland density, is a more preferred foraging habitat type for this species. 3. If supplementary tree planting is required i the section of offset currently of below woodland density, then preference be given to encourage the establishment of those species not already found in the offset area (particularly Western Rosewood and Kurrajong). |
Minor variation report - request number 9116 (PDF 53KB) |
| Central West | 20-PVP-00034 | 17/08/2009 | 17/08/2009 | The Minor Variation allows more appropriate local data be substituted regarding whether threatened animal species are likely to occur. | Minor variation report - request number 9116 (PDF 53KB) |
| Namoi | 22-PVP-00062 | 28/08/2009 | 14/10/2009 | More Appropriate Local Data has been used to adequately account for the substantial and positive habitat increase that will be achieved by implementing management actions specially tailored to the landscape and the threatened species impacted by the proposal. Special Provisions for Minor Variation have been used to allow for the degraded nature of much of the vegetation to be cleared where the proposed clearing with the minor variation will improve or maintain environmental outcomes and strict adherence to the Assessment Methodology is unreasonable and unnecessary. | Minor Variation Report - Request 9004 (PDF 2MB) |
| Namoi | 22-PVP-00063 | 28/08/2009 | 23/09/2009 | More Appropriate Local Data has been used to adequately account for the substantial and positive habitat increase that will be achieved by implementing management actions specially tailored to the landscape and the threatened species impacted by the proposal. Special Provisions for Minor Variation have been used to allow for the degraded nature of much of the vegetation to be cleared where the proposed clearing with the minor variation will improve or maintain environmental outcomes and strict adherence to the Assessment Methodology is unreasonable and unnecessary. | Minor Variation Report - Request 9131 (PDF 2.6MB) |
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22-PVP00064 | 28/08/2009 | 17/11/2009 | More Appropriate Local Data has been used to adequately account for the substantial and positive habitat increase that will be achieved by implementing management actions specially tailored to the landscape and the threatened species impacted by the proposal. Special Provisions for Minor Variation have been used to allow for the degraded nature of much of the vegetation to be cleared where the proposed clearing with the minor variation will improve or maintain environmental outcomes and strict adherence to the Assessment Methodology is unreasonable and unnecessary. | Minor variation report - request number 9121 (PDF 2.2MB) |
| Namoi | 22-PVP-00065 | 28/08/2009 | 7/12/2009 | More Appropriate Local Data has been used to adequately account for the positive habitat increase that will be achieved by implementing management actions specially tailored to the landscape and the threatened species impacted by the proposal. Special Provisions for Minor Variation have been used to allow for the degraded nature of much of the vegetation to be cleared where the proposed clearing with the minor variation will improve or maintain environmental outcomes and strict adherence to the Assessment Methodology is unreasonable and unnecessary. | Minor Variation Report - Request 9142 (PDF 2.9MB) |
| Western | 23-PVP-00117 | 1/09/2009 | 3/09/2009 | Increase dbh of white cypress pine | Minor Variation Report - Request 8096 (PDF 18KB) |
| Central West | 20-PVP-00039 | 11/09/2009 | 21/07/2009 | To increase the DBH (Diameter at Breast Height) from 25cm, to 30cm for all White Cypress Pine (Callitris glaucophylla) and Bimble Box (Eucalyptus populnea). | Minor Variation Report - Request 8258 (PDF 185KB) |
| Central West | 20-PVP-00040 | 18/09/2009 | 2/05/2009 | Increase DBH from 25cm to 35cm | Minor Variation Report - Request 9093 (PDF 29KB) |
| Border Rivers/Gwydir | 1-PVP-00035 | 27/10/2009 | 14/12/2010 | Allow blade plough to be used on a research site for the management of INS | Minor Variation Report - Request 8744 (PDF125KB) |
| Western | 23-PVP-00139 | 11/12/2009 | 20/01/2010 | included Bimble Box on the Cobar Peneplain within the property within the Lachlan CMA. | Minor Variation Report - Request 10961 (PDF 47KB) |
| Western | 23-PVP-00133 | 22/12/2009 | 10/11/2009 | Provision to clear invasive Belah in the Mulga Lands Bioregion | Minor Variation Report - Request 8989 (PDF 45KB) |
| CMA (or LLS) | Approval number | Approval date | Date of discretion | Summary of discretion and Minister's reasons for the decision to approve the property vegetation plan | Discretion report name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central West | 20-PVP-00017 | 19/03/2008 | 27/03/2008 | Variation required as the majority of trees to be removed are rosewood and cypress pine. The vegetation community is highly modified. Offset areas have been identified but are patches of eucalypt woodland with no Rosewood present. The clearing area has been identified as secondary habitat for the threatened species considered to utilise the application area. The offset is considered primary habitat for these species, and the 'maintain and improve' test is adequately met. There were insufficient trees to offset clearing and an area was to be revegetated by the landholder to compensate. | Minor variation report - request number 4168 (PDF 412KB) |
| Southern Rivers | 6-PVP-000018 | 20/03/2008 | 25/01/2008 | Change the level of response to livestock grazing exclusion for Sooty Owl. See file for detail. | Minor variation report - request number 6219 (PDF 61KB) |
| Southern Rivers | 6-PVP-000024 | 16/05/2008 | 23/05/2008 | See attached file | Minor variation report - request number 3903 (PDF 238KB) |
| Central West | 20-PVP-00022 | 6/11/2008 | 5/09/2008 | Pasture Cropping | Minor variation report - request number 8095 (PDF 44KB) |
| Central West | 20-PVP-00024 | 1/12/2008 | 4/11/2008 | Pasture Cropping | Minor variation report - request number 9123 (PDF 45KB) |
| Central West | 20-PVP-00025 | 4/12/2008 | 1/10/2008 | 1-10-2008 Based on more appropriate data, the DBH is increased from 20 cm to 30 cm for INS species Callitris glaucophylla and Eucalyptus populnea. Details are provided on report in notes under Minor Variation Report. ">1-10-2008 Based on more appropriate data, the DBH is increased from 20 cm to 30 cm for INS species Callitris glaucophylla and Eucalyptus populnea. Details are provided on report in notes under Minor Variation Report. | Minor variation report - request number 8612 [1] (PDF 43KB) |
| Central West | 20-PVP-00025 | 4/12/2008 | 28/08/2008 | 21-08-2008 Minor variation to allow Pasture Cropping for paddock scale treatment with longer term disturbance of groundcover and soil. | Minor variation report - request number 8612 [2] (PDF 35KB) |
| CMA (or LLS) | Approval number | Approval date | Date of discretion | Summary of discretion and Minister's reasons for the decision to approve the property vegetation plan | Discretion report name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central West | 20-PVP-00008 | 5/02/2007 | 2/02/2007 | The majority of trees to be removed are Rosewood and the vegetation community is highly modified. Offset areas have been identified but are patches of eucalypt woodland with no Rosewood present. The clearing area has been identified as secondary habitat for the threatened species considered to utilise the application area. The offset is considered primary habitat for these species, and the 'maintain and improve' test is adequately met. | Minor variation report - request number 1641 (PDF 67KB) |
| Southern Rivers | 6-PVP-000007 | 1/03/2007 | 9/02/2007 | More appropriate data to be used for the powerful owl in the TS tool. The trees being cleared could not be offset using the vegetation available according to PVP developer. The vegetation types in the clearing and offset area share many similarities and are very close together and it is believed the powerful owl would make use of this area. | Minor variation report - request number 421 (PDF 59KB) |
| Central West | 20-PVP-00009 | 16/03/2007 | 4/04/2007 | It is recommended that more appropriate local data be substituted for the data in the PVP Developer in relation to: whether threatened animal species are likely to occur on the land in that vegetation type or habitat feature in the sub region | Minor variation report - request number 1484 (PDF 43KB) |
| Lachlan | 16-PVP-00011 | 26/03/2007 | 12/02/2007 | Over-ride LSC tool in regards to salinity issues related to the clearing of scattered paddock trees. | Minor Variation Report - Request Number 769 [1] (PDF 24KB) |
| Lachlan | 16-PVP-00011 | 26/03/2007 | 27/02/2007 | Change of prescriptions for Superb Parrot in the Lachlan CMA | Minor variation report - request number 769 [2] (PDF 44KB) |
| Namoi | 22-PVP-00010 | 5/04/2007 | 4/04/2007 | The minor variation is to permit the reduction of the number of stems of INS listed Callitris sp. < 20 cm diameter required to be retained, on the basis of a one-for-one substitution of Eucalyptus sp. regrowth. This variation will still meet the improve or maintain test. | Minor variation report - request number 1053 (PDF 38KB) |
| Namoi | 22-PVP-00012 | 11/05/2007 | 11/05/2007 | The minor variation is to permit the reduction of the number of stems of INS listed Callitris sp. < 20 cm diameter required to be retained, on the basis of a one-for-one substitution of Eucalyptus sp. regrowth. This variation will still meet the improve or maintain test. | Minor variation report - request number 1521 (PDF 31KB) |
| Lachlan | 16-PVP-00017 | 24/05/2007 | 25/05/2007 | The Threatened Species tool currently restricts the clearing of any Blakely's red gum (Eucalyptus blakelyi), Yellow box (E. melliodora), Grey box (E. microcarpa), Apple box (E. bridgesiana) or White box (E. albens) tree with a hollow over 5cm diameter in the Lower Slopes of the Lachlan Catchment. DEC have reviewed this restriction and provided the Lachlan Catchment Management Authority (CMA) with a revised prescription allowing limited clearing of hollow bearing paddock trees provided the offset meets certain criteria. This revised prescription has been adopted by the Lachlan CMA as more appropriate local data. | Minor variation report - request number 4176 (PDF 43KB) |
| Murrumbidgee | 13-PVP-00131 | 25/05/2007 | 25/05/2007 | This assessment has been carried out using the EOAM methodology and resulted in a red light for the Threatened species tool despite the proposed offsets. The threatened species tool currently does not allow more than 10% of foraging habitat to be cleared for the Pink Cockatoo, Superb Parrot and Grey-crowned Babbler that is subject of this Minor Variation. | Minor variation report - request number 1769 (PDF 57KB) |
| Namoi | 22-PVP-00013 | 4/06/2007 | 4/06/2007 | The minor variation is to permit the reduction of the number of stems of INS listed Callitris sp. < 20 cm diameter required to be retained, on the basis of a one-for-one substitution of Eucalyptus sp. or Brachychiton populneus (Kurrajong) regrowth. This variation will still meet the improve or maintain test. | Minor variation report - request number 1611 (PDF 31KB) |
| Namoi | 22-PVP-00014 | 20/06/2007 | 20/06/2007 | The minor variation is to permit the reduction of the number of stems of INS listed Callitris sp. < 20 cm diameter required to be retained, on the basis of a one-for-one substitution of Eucalyptus sp. regrowth. This variation will still meet the improve or maintain test. | Minor variation report - request number 3856 (PDF 42KB) |
| Namoi | 22-PVP-00016 | 29/06/2007 | 29/06/2007 | The minor variation is to permit the reduction of the number of stems of INS listed Callitris sp. < 20 cm diameter required to be retained, on the basis of a one-for-one substitution of Eucalyptus sp. regrowth. This variation will still meet the improve or maintain test. | Minor variation report - request number 2301 (PDF 42KB) |
| Namoi | 22-PVP-00018 | 3/08/2007 | 3/08/2007 | The number of stems of Callitris (species name/s inserted) required to be retained per hectare, may be reduced on the basis of a one-for-one substitution of Eucalyptus species regrowth (having grown since 1990). The total number of stems of Callitris (species name/s inserted). plants less than 20 cm diameter and of Eucalyptus species regrowth combined must equal or exceed 20 stems/ha (Total under 20cm dbh). | Minor variation report - request number 1144 (PDF 42KB) |
| Namoi | 22-PVP-00019 | 24/08/2007 | 28/06/2007 | The minor variation is to permit the reduction of the number of stems of INS listed Callitris sp. < 20 cm diameter required to be retained, on the basis of a one-for-one substitution of Eucalyptus sp. regrowth. This variation will still meet the improve or maintain test. | Minor variation report - request number 1017 (PDF 31KB) |
| Central West | 20-PVP-00012 | 14/09/2007 | 24/09/2007 | Site inspection identified 2 trees within the clearing area that could provide habitat for threatened species and these trees are to be retained. | Minor variation report - request number 690 (PDF 57KB) |
| Namoi | 22-PVP-00020 | 28/09/2007 | 18/09/2007 | The minor variation is to permit the reduction of the number of stems of INS listed Callitris sp. < 20 cm diameter required to be retained, on the basis of a one-for-one substitution of Eucalyptus sp. regrowth. This variation will still meet the improve or maintain test. | Minor variation report - request number 4475 (PDF 43KB) |
| Namoi | 22-PVP-00028 | 11/10/2007 | 3/08/2007 | The minor variation is to permit the reduction of the number of stems of INS listed Callitris sp. < 20 cm diameter required to be retained, on the basis of a one-for-one substitution of Eucalyptus sp. regrowth. This variation will still meet the improve or maintain test. | Minor variation report - request number 4474 (PDF 43KB) |
| Southern Rivers | 6-PVP-000011 | 15/10/2007 | 12/09/2007 | Use of Interim TS data for Powerful Owl and Grey-headed Flying-fox. | Minor variation report - request number 3190 (PDF 55KB) |
| Southern Rivers | 6-PVP-000012 | 15/10/2007 | 8/10/2007 | More appropriate local data to be used for revised prescriptions for Square-tailed Kite and Powerful Owl. Data changes are in relation to response to management actions for domestic stock grazing exclusion and retention of dead (and alive) timber and the allowable loss of breeding and foraging habitat. The more appropriate local data used is based on revised prescriptions provided by the Department of Conservation and Climate Change dated 9/10/06. | Minor variation report - request number 4625 (PDF 783KB) |
| Central West | 20-PVP-00013 | 24/10/2007 | 24/10/2007 | The variation allows an increase for treatment from 20 percent to 40 percent using pasture cropping and minimum till as described in Schedule 4 of the PVP. | Minor variation report - request number 1871 (PDF 41KB) |
| Namoi | 22-PVP-00033 | 12/11/2007 | 29/06/2007 | The minor variation is to permit the reduction of the number of stems of INS listed Callitris sp. < 20 cm diameter required to be retained, on the basis of a one-for-one substitution of Eucalyptus sp. regrowth. This variation will still meet the improve or maintain test. | Minor variation report - request number 3459 (PDF 43KB) |
| Hunter-Central Rivers | 19-PVP-00044 | 23/11/2007 | 13/12/2007 | More appropriate local data was available in regard to the predicted habitat for six avifauna: Black-chinned honeyeater, Brown Treecreeper, Bush Stone-curlew, Grey-crowned Babbler, Square-tailed Kite and Turquoise Parrot. These species are not considered in the assessment of threatened species. The Response to Management Actions rules have been reviewed for the species Grey-headed Flying Fox but not incorporated into the TS tool a the time of assessment. The reviewed rules are applied. | Minor variation report - request number 1332 (PDF 76KB) |
| Central West | 20-PVP-00015 | 26/11/2007 | 26/11/2007 | The variation allows an increase for treatment from 20 percent to 40 percent using pasture cropping and minimum till as described in Schedule 4 of the PVP. | Minor variation report - request number 6328 (PDF 41KB) |
| Murray | 8-PVP-000034 | 13/12/2007 | 17/12/2007 | That the 'Landscape Value' in the BioMetric tool be varied to allow the loss of native vegetation cover in 10ha and 100ha circles not to be assessed. | Minor variation report - request number 2433 (PDF 33KB) |
| CMA (or LLS) | Approval number | Approval date | Date of discretion | Summary of discretion and Minister's reasons for the decision to approve the property vegetation plan | Discretion report name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murrumbidgee | 13-PVP-00004 | 13/04/2006 | 13/04/2006 | A minor variation was created in this particular case in the threatened species tool to overcome a very minor impact on the foraging habitat requirements of the regent honeyeater (-0.01). Full details are recorded in the attached minor variation report. | Minor variation report - request number 604 (PDF 42KB) |
| Hunter-Central Rivers | 19-PVP-00004 | 14/07/2006 | 5/07/2006 | Under the threatened species tool rule set, no loss of foraging habitat is allowed for the species Lathamus discolour (swift parrot) in the Wyong sub-IBRA. In this case a minor variation was accepted to override a red light for clearing of a small area of potential foraging habitat offset at a ratio of 50:1 Full details are recorded in the attached Minor Variation report. | Minor variation report - request Number 875 (PDF 43KB) |
| Lachlan | 16-PVP-00004 | 16/08/2006 | 16/08/2006 | The threatened species tool currently red lights the clearing of any Blakely's red gum (Eucalyptus blakelyi), yellow box (E. melliodora), grey box (E. microcarpa), apple box (E. bridgesiana) or white box (E. albens) tree with a hollow over 5 cm diameter in the lower slopes of the Lachlan Catchment. DEC reviewed this restriction and provided the Lachlan Catchment Management Authority (CMA) with a revised prescription allowing limited clearing of hollow-bearing paddock trees, provided the offset meets certain criteria. This revised prescription has been adopted by the Lachlan CMA as more appropriate local data. It is considered that the use of more appropriate local data under Part 5, Clause 29 of the Native Vegetation Regulations 2005 in this case will maintain or improve environmental outcomes. | Minor variation report - request number 55 (PDF 44KB) |
| Lower Murray-Darling | 17-PVP-00005 | 5/09/2006 | 5/09/2006 | The development proposal is to partially clear 33 hectares of chenopod shrubland for horticultural development and create a 230 hectare reserve of Black Box, Redgum and Chenopod Shrubland. Both Black Box and Redgum being priority communities for Conservation Reserves in the LMD CMA CAP. In this case the assessment was carried out using the EOAM methodology and resulted in a red light after the offsets were assessed as being inadequate. An accredited expert has reviewed the data and determined that data was available which better reflected the local conditions. | Minor variation report - request number 1667 (PDF 94KB) |
| Lachlan | 16-PVP-00006 | 13/09/2006 | 29/06/2006 | Minor Variation using more appropriate local data for the Superb Parrot. | Minor variation report - request number 162 (PDF 45KB) |
| Southern Rivers | 6-PVP-000003 | 9/11/2006 | 2/11/2006 | That the proposed clearing for PVP case number 2400 is assessed using the Interim Vegetation Condition Benchmark data. | Minor variation report - request number 2400 (PDF 23KB) |
| Southern Rivers | 6-PVP-000004 | 9/11/2006 | 2/11/2006 | That the proposed clearing for PVP Case Number 2403 is assessed using the Interim Vegetation Condition Benchmark data. | Minor variation report - request number 2403 (PDF 23KB) |
| Southern Rivers | 6-PVP-000005 | 9/11/2006 | 2/11/2006 | Assessment of proposed clearing in PVP case number 1664 using the Reviewed Interim Vegetation Condition Vegetation data. | Minor variation report - request number 1664 (PDF 22KB) |